Chrysalis graduates can contribute to creating a safer Western Cape
Student outreachWestern Cape November 26, 2018
Minister of Community Safety, Alan Winde says the Chrysalis graduates have an excellent opportunity to now contribute to creating a safer Western Cape. While delivering the key note address during the formal graduation ceremony of 18 BRAVO today, at the Chrysalis Academy in Tokai, Minister Winde said: “The graduates... Read more
Universities must ‘reframe’ goals and agendas
Student outreachUniversity of Cape Town November 12, 2018
It’s time for universities across the globe to start becoming an active part of the solution to the multiple social, ecological and economic crises that are leading some scholars to call this the “Anthropocene age”. To do that, they should have the courage and desire to explicitly reframe their... Read more
From 2019, supplementary exams will no longer take place in March but rather in June, says the Department of Basic Education (DBE). One of the major reasons for the change is thorough monitoring of the system. “We have noted that on average around 40 000 learners who enrol for... Read more
University of Fort Hare: Young Women’s Summit for No Violence Against Women
Student outreachUniversity of Fort Hare November 12, 2018
The University of Fort Hare would like to extend an invitation for a summit aimed at fighting against the violence against women and young girls. The event will be taking place on the 17th of November 2018 and will also have the Dean of Health Sciences, Professor Seekoe as... Read more
University of Cape Town: Bumper Summer School for 2019
Student outreachUniversity of Cape Town November 7, 2018
Now extended to three weeks, the University of Cape Town (UCT) Summer School from 7 to 25 January 2019 offers a bumper programme of 113 lectures (up from 70 in 2018) and a focus on Africa and “issues of consequence”. These include land reform, corruption, ethical governance, and the 2019 elections. “We’re... Read more
University of Cape Town: Supporting students with disabilities
Student outreachUniversity of Cape Town November 1, 2018
University of Cape Town (UCT) students with disabilities are inspiring others with their stories of perseverance and resilience, and have expressed gratitude for the way they’ve been assisted with tailor-made support such as Braille readers and South African Sign Language interpreters. In February this year, the FirstRand Foundation (Tshikululu Social... Read more
Despite the scorching heatwave experienced in several parts of the country, it’s all systems go for 1 000 youth in the Free State, Northern Cape and North West provinces participating in the annual youth camps. Launched in 2012, the Youth Camp Programme gives the youth a platform and opportunity... Read more
Madonsela ‘breaking the back of poverty and inequality’
Latest newsResearchStellenbosch UniversityStudent outreach October 30, 2018
Prof Thuli Madonsela, the Law Trust Chair of Social Justice in the Faculty of Law at Stellenbosch University (SU), will lead discussions at the first Social Justice M-Plan Expert Roundtable to take place on 27 October 2018 in Stellenbosch. The ultimate outcome of the roundtable is to work towards... Read more
IkamvaYouth Programme: Mini Summer School primes future students
Student outreachUniversity of Cape Town October 24, 2018
There was loud applause from Kramer Lecture Theatre 2 last Saturday morning. Inside, Devin Finaughty and Chandra Thurgood were introducing the grade 11s of the IkamvaYouth Programme to the wonders of forensic science. And yes, there was crime scene investigation involved, just like in the movies. It’s not often you’ll find... Read more
University of Cape Town: Appreciating Macassar and its people
Student outreachUniversity of Cape Town October 22, 2018
The popularity of an exhibition created by the University of Cape Town (UCT) School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, in collaboration with non-profit youth development organisation Studio Light, has sparked talks in Macassar on ways to keep the photographs on permanent display. The historically coloured township near Somerset West hosted... Read more
